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10:23: Game over. Erwin is 8-0 for the first time in school history.

10:22: Erwin has the ball at the Roberson 36-yard line with about 1:30 to play.

10:21: Colby Maltry carries the ball into Roberson territory.

10:20: Lot of backups in now. Brendan McAnulty at quarterback for Erwin.

10:19: Warriors will take over on their 14-yard line with 3:54 to play.

10:18: Rams go three and out.

10:15: After the kickoff, Roberson has the ball on its 43-yard line. Still nearly half a quarter left here in Skyland.

10:12: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. Kelman Simpson rushes for a 66-yard touchdown with 5:45 to go in the game. Extra point is good.

10:11: Surprisingly, Austin Brown still in the game at quarterback.

10:10: After a Roberson punt, Erwin has the ball on its 30-yard line.

10:07: Roberson now at the Erwin 44-yard line with 8:18 to play.

10:04: Roberson approaching midfield after a keeper by Pinner.

10:02: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. DeAngelo Collington scores on a 1-yard run with 9:52 remaining. Extra point is good.

9:57: Game is being delayed for an Erwin injury to lineman Logan Canterero. He is being helped off the field.

9:55: First down and goal.

9:54: Ball now inside the Roberson 10-yard line after a run by Kelman Simpson.

9:51: Austin Brown completes a 35-yard pass to Jordan Tigar, ball is now down to the Roberson 23-yard line.

9:48: Touchback on the kickoff.

9:46: End of the third quarter.

9:45: TOUCHDOWN ROBERSON. Reggie Pinner rushes for a 2-yard touchdown as time expires in the third quarter. Hiriak tacks on the extra point.

9:44: Tremendous 34-yard reception by Brett Fann down at the Erwin 2-yard line. First and goal.

9:43: Fourth down and 10 for the Rams at the Erwin 36-yard line.

9:41: Roberson now down to the Erwin 34-yard line on a pass interference call.

9:39: Roberson crosses midfield. Things getting pretty chippy on the field with some unsportsmanlike penalties.

9:38: Roberson takes over on its 31-yard line after the kickoff.

9:35: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. Jonathan Allen hauls in a 12-yard reception with 4:00 to go in the third quarter. Extra point is good.

9:30: Brown and the Erwin offense starting to get into a groove now. Warriors cross midfield and now down at the Roberson 42-yard line.

9:29: Erwin takes over on its 19-yard line after the punt.

9:28: Roberson goes three and out. Punt team is on.

9:23: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. DeAngelo Collington plows into the end zone on a 6-yard run with 7:46 remaining. Extra point is good.

9:21: Fourth down and 1 for Erwin at the Roberson 6-yard line.

9:16: Austin Brown keeps the ball for a 31-yard quarterback keeper. Ball is now down at the Roberson 26-yard line.

9:15: Erwin will take over on its 32-yard line.

9:14: Rams go three and out and will punt.

9:13: Roberson will take over on its 40-yard line after the kickoff.

9:11: That looked more like the Erwin offense that we all know.

9:10: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. Austin Brown surpasses Heath Shuler for the No. 3 spot on Western North Carolina’s all-time passing list with a 24-yard strike to Jordan Tigar with 11:09 to go in the third quarter. Podgaetskiy tacks on the extra point.

9:09: Kelman Simpson breaks a 51-yard run on the second play of second half.

9:08: Touchback on the kickoff. Erwin will start from its own 20-yard line.

9:02: Austin Brown has 99 passing yards at halftime, he came into tonight needing 118 to pass Heath Shuler (7,098 yards) on the all-time list of WNC quarterbacks.

8:46: End of the second quarter.

8:43: INTERCEPTION. Rather than kick a field goal, Roberson goes for it on 4th down and goal from the 6-yard line. Jordan Tigar makes an interception in the end zone.

8:41: First and goal on a reception by Angelo Cogburn. Ball is at the Erwin 2.

8:39: First down. Pinner hits Marcus Jenkins for a completion. Ball is now at the Erwin 17-yard line with 1:17 remaining until halftime.

8:38: Reggie Pinner carries down to Erwin 24-yard line with 1:33 to go. Fourth down and 4.

8:34: Seth Coleman’s latest catch puts the ball on the Erwin 41-yard line with 3:32 remaining in the second quarter.

8:33: Good kickoff return by Zach Dollinger. Ball is out at the Roberson 46-yard line with 4:20 to go until halftime.

8:31: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. Kelman Simpson rushes for a 18-yard touchdown with 4:28 to go in the first half. Podgaetskiy adds the extra point.

8:30: Erwin now inside the Roberson red zone at the 18-yard line.

8:27: Good third-down completion from Austin Brown to Tyler Sullins. Ball is at the Roberson 36-yard line.

8:25: Two good runs by Colby Maltry and Kelman Simpson. Ball is at midfield.

8:24: Erwin will take over at its 26-yard line.

8:23: Rams’ possession stalls out at their 38-yard line. Punt team is on again.

8:19: Roberson now out to its 42-yard line. Marcus Jenkins is really making some nice moves after his catches.

8:18: Rams will have the ball on their 10-yard line after the punt.

8:17: Incomplete pass on third down. Punt team is on with 9:55 to go here in the first half.

8:14: Brown scrambles up to the Erwin 44-yard line. First down.

8:13: Austin Brown appears to have been shaken up. Head slammed into the turf pretty hard. He’s staying in the game though.

8:12: Fair catch by Jonathan Allen at the Erwin 24-yard line.

8:11: Roberson possession stalls out at the Rams’ 40-yard line. Punt team is on.

8:08: Reggie Pinner fumbles the ball, regains it and then throws a completion to Seth Coleman. First down for the Rams.

8:06: End of the first quarter.

8:04: Erwin goes three and out. Rams will take over on their 24-yard line after the punt.

7:59: Great run by Reggie Pinner, who crosses midfield to give Roberson a fresh set of downs at the Erwin 49.

7:55: Kelman Simpson is back in the game on defense. Looked like trainers were taping an ankle, but Erwin’s bench is on the opposite sideline.

7:52: Jenkins returns the ball to the Roberson 30-yard line on the kickoff.

7:51: TOUCHDOWN ERWIN. Jonathan Allen catches a 26-yard touchdown pass from Brown with 4:10 remaining in the first quarter. Andrey Podgaetsky hits the extra point to tie the game.

7:50: Here’s the link to scores tonight from WWNC (570 AM). As always, feel free to score your own updates

7:49: Maltry scores on a 15-yard screen pass, but it’s negated by a holding call.

7:47: Warriors cross midfield on a reception by Allen and then Austin Brown carries it down to the Roberson 21-yard line on a keeper.

7:46: Jonathan Allen makes a 16-yard reception. Colby Maltry now at running back for Erwin.

7:44: Erwin will take over on their 19-yard line after the kickoff. Kelman Simpson is down with some kind of injury on the play. Simpson is walking off the field on his own power which is good to see.

7:43: Nice ball thrown by Pinner, caught Jenkins on a slant and hit him perfectly in stride.

7:42: TOUCHDOWN ROBERSON. Marcus Jenkins catches a 25-yard touchdown pass from Reggie Pinner. Extra point by Grant Hiriak is good with 6:34 remaining in the first quarter.

7:41: Penalty moves the ball down to the Erwin 25-yard line.

7:40: BIG pass play for Roberson. Reggie Pinner completes a 32-yard pass to Marcus Jenkins, who takes the ball down to the Erwin 38-yard line.

7:37: Fourth down and 3. Erwin goes for it and fails. Turnover on downs at the Roberson 19. Rams will take possession.

7:36: Erwin inside the Roberson red zone, facing third down and 3 at the 19.

7:35: Facemask penalty moves Erwin down to the Roberson 24-yard line.

7:34: Not good. Gilliam is helped off the field with some kind of injury to his left leg.

7:32: Austin’s Brown first pass attempt is a 14-yard completion to Jonathan Allen. One of Roberson’s top defenders, Patrick Gilliam is being attended to by trainers.

7:31: Not a great punt, Erwin will take over on its 43-yard line.

7:30: Rams will have to punt after moving the ball out to their 37-yard line.

7:28: Roberson will start from its 19-yard line after the kickoff.

7:26: Roberson wins the coin toss and will get the ball first.

7:25: Roberson is in all navy tonight, Erwin playing in white tops and gray pants.

22 Responses to “Live blog: Erwin-Roberson”

Andrew, just a heads up…..Franklin is winning @ half 25-8 but, Manning is out & Young has a really bum ankle (Suffered last week in the Smoky game). Radio announcers say he is 50-60% and he has gotten very limited carries. The Oline is missing several starters. N Hendo has the type of O to make this a game quickly in the 2nd half if the Panthers O gets bogged down.

Great night for Austin Brown as he surpasses Heath Shuler. Great night for the boys as they are the first team in Erwin history to start 8-0. Hell of a night for Deangelo Collington, he was an absolute BEAST! I’ll go ahead and nominate him for POW.

Sorry guys but if Erwin plays like they did the first half against a weak defense like TCR has, they will not go to state. TCR’s defense doesn’t have the stamina to play at their top capacity (which is weak to begin with) for a second half….. but they made Erwin’s offense work for every inch in the first half. I would love to see Erwin go to and win state, if my team can’t do it I will always stand behind whatever mountain team that goes. I don’t see Erwin being good enough…..top of a weak mountain conference is all I see.

Only Erwin wins 49 to 14 and it still isn’t good enough. Did you ever think Austin Brown head injury had anything to do with it? He acted half drunk and missed passes he would never miss on. Keep hating people, we love it.

No hating here, just stating what I saw. Excuses is all I see in your post, how come his “injury” had no affect on him in the second half? No he just couldn’t handle a sub par defense. He will fold when he leaves the mountains. Again top of a weak conference…..is all I see. Hey maybe it’s my head injury huh?

It would not have made a difference in the final outcome but what was that at the end of the first half? The exact same thing happened last week against NB at the end of the first quarter. I have no words to describe it.

Congrats to Erwin for best ever start and to Austin Brown for passing Shuler.

My quick assessment: Erwin is very good. They deserve all they have gotten and will easily win the next 2 weeks. I’m not sure Asheville can play with them. Just too many weapons out there. However, the mountain teams as a whole are not very good this year and this will be proven in the playoffs. TC’s debacle at the end of the half killed them. Thanks Coach! It probably would not have mattered but it made a huge difference and totally changed the momentum in this game. For a very average TC team to play with Erwin for an entire half (should have been a tie game) only tells me Erwin will have some major problems when they actually play a very good team. Best team ever and state title team…I just don’t see it.

All you TCR fans that keep complaining about the coaching should go to practice for a week…I’ve heard from some of the graduated players that you’d see why there are so many problems, and it’s not with the staff..just saying